The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
The Canadian Coast.
on BOARD YACHT CHAPLAIN, |
TADOUsAC, y. v, I

pine table, auu one letter DON 1Or
OUTGOING mails, both foreign and do
nestle.
The postmaster sells stamps at
the ordinary market quotations, and
guesses at how many stamps you
should put on your letter by ''heit-
ing" il in his hand. did not think
OF asking him for any mail. / should
have thought it as likely that /
would receive an offer for the crown
OF Bulgaria as that would receive
letter there. The postmaster knew
who | was, for 10 these small villages
a strangers arrival, his name and his
probable business are soon known,
and he said: "Veel | 20 pleasure
have to sen re mail Of Monsieur to
10 boat2"
MALI"
"0ui, Monsieur"
mail for mep'
"0ui, Monsieur; much grandel
tr.r-r.e-e-emendous ~"
well, il there is any just give il
to NEIL take it. Needn't bother
sendingit."
Monsieur could not carry Get, &c
amount OF ect ees 70 much. l have
take eet in re house. Monsieur can
see 70 sacks"
"SacksY"
"0ui, oui. Im.m. epse, terrific.
show Monsieur"
Then he went into the house and
dragged out two great sacks full OF
newspapers, each OF them addressed
to me. There were all kinds OF
newspapers, dailies and weeklies,
published at all sorts OF places, from
Mexico TO Manitoba.
Tree hundred and scexty.seex is
70 amount | count. Mere as we gets
at ices postoffce in tree-four year. "
| opened some Of the newspapers
aud saw traces OF the exchange ed
itor's shears, so | knew that they
we're exchanges sent 10 me by
way Of joke by some OF my New
York journalistic friends, who pos.
sibly had the Office boy spend a day
addressing them. The village is in
the only harbor, within many miles.
on this coast, aud the sender, or
sepders, rightly judged that would
call there, and 80 sent the papers as
a surprise 10 me. / stuck them all
back in the sacks and gave them to
the post master. said: " You take
them, keep them, read them, sell
them, give them 10 the poor, do any.
thing you wish with them. | am
not a literary glutton aud | dom
want them" | left Her Majesty's
servant gazing at me with astOnish-
ment, aud | presume he has reading
matter enough TO last him for year,
aud have enough papers lett over 70
start fires with as long as he lives.
| spent n day at Gaspe. Its q
town Of about 800 inhabitants, who
| live by cod fishing. % approaching
the coast, and miles before you sec
land, you eau smell the chief indus.
try OF the place with the naked nose
The Gaspe Goldfish are said 10 be bet.
ter than those found Ia any Other
part OF the world. The natives NOT
only live by them but on them. Cod.
6sh aud potatoes for breakfast, the
same for dinner, aud a complete lacL
Of variety Tor supper. An ancient
aud fish like smell permeates every
thing on the coast. The chief agri
cultural product Of the place is pota
toes, aud il IL said that they arc
often found with 6shbones in them
A large fleet oi vessels IL devoted q
thefsheries. The cod Is split anS
cleaned aud then spread out In rows
acres in extent, TO dry in the sun.
/ met an old whaleman who tolC
me much Of the place, OF It's bistory
aDd Of It's present and past condition
lie was incliued to delye into I'll,
hoary and widowed past, and le
him delve. lie began with the in
cyitable Jacques Cartier. They al
do Il. 10 no part Of the Province o
Quebec can you talk to a man io
two minutes but he will twist III,
conversation around 70 AS 10 have
chance 20 tell you that Jacques Car
| tier lAuueu ntIu lu ibbft huu NJ
forth. IL you ask grocer II the egg
he il selling you are fresh he will tel
YOU that there WASH iresher lot o
: eggs laid in the Province sine
Jacques Carrier landed on yonde
rocK at the mouth Of the bay, an,
D presented the fret poultry ever O.
, This oontinent--three black SPANS
. hens aud a roostor-to the chief Q
the Micmae Indians; and then h
y will take you 10 the door and let 20
{ look At the rock through a field glass
The name OF the discoverer Of Cau
3 ada haunt. me; cannot get ava
from 4, Gu 10 the gulf | pass
6shing smack, aod Jacques Cartiei
81. John, n. b., is painted on be
stern. 10 ashore aud hnd lie lie
A lei dc Jacques Carrier stares me !
4 The face. 4 shut my eyes aud Sc,
) 10 great white letters dancing on
' black background, the name {
Jacones Carter ! 20 10 sleep r.
r pes,,ns the name-I cannot bslp IL
\ and In he morning the first sentenc
!. that forms it,eli In my brain j
aJaeoues Cartier discovered C,Dsd
In Ihij couiound him went ;
Lille church last Sunday 10 bssr
s.,n,oo Tbc preachers toxtl wa
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